Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxies: Not as Small as We Thought?
Astronomers use pulsating stars to look for stellar halos around ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, some of the smallest galaxies in the universe.
Astronomers use pulsating stars to look for stellar halos around ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, some of the smallest galaxies in the universe.
Astronomers will literally see a very young star running away from its peers and call it a RATT.
Transients are some of the most variable and most explosive objects in our universe. We’ve got a great overview about all different types of transients in this guide!
Today’s paper describes a very weird variable star that blinked!
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Sarah DeSantis automatically identified which stars of the many observed were behaving strangely and what these objects may be.
Identifying Variable Stars in Gaia!